episode_0271

Time passed again in an instant. No, you can’t say it was an instant at all?

For those few days, I continued to plan my strategy at Hyeonrimgwan… It was a bit annoying.

It’s a series of boring meetings and questions.

Of course, it wasn’t pointless.

After several days of meetings, a minimum strategy was established.

That minimum is also the minimum by Noh Chang-hoon’s standards.

In the eyes of others and myself, it could be said to be a truly perfect operation.

“So relax, okay?”

“Will you be relaxed?”

Noh Chang-hoon grumbled, tapping his fingers on the table.

Perhaps, even with a plan like this, you can’t feel at ease.

It was obvious when I saw how many times I filled out documents requesting supplies.

You want to keep all variables under your control.

So that I don’t get hurt or die. So that you can return safely.

It’s nice to see him doing everything he can, hmm.

Honestly, I don’t think I’m overdoing it.

First of all, trying to control all variables is an arrogant idea.

When you went to Gijang, you were told to take a mask with you, but did you actually wear a mask? You didn’t write it.

Like that, most of the things that Noh Chang-hoon tells us to take care of are for emergencies.

Plus, it’s also like taking the initiative to make plans with professors and other people for a few days.

In the meantime, we also regularly communicate with military units to exert influence.

Lastly, you are doing things yourself that you can ask others to do, right?

Noh Chang-hoon, this bastard is not even Zhuge Liang.

No matter how superhuman you are, it is natural that you will collapse if you work like this.

So, once this incident was over, there was a great need to let him rest properly.

But if he tells you to rest, will you still rest?

I will never rest. So there was a need to drive a wedge here.

There are many people who can fill the void while Noh Chang-hoon takes a break.

So I told him without hesitation.

“Hey, Noh Chang-hoon. You should get some rest after I go scouting.”

“… What?”

“It’s okay if it lasts for a few days. Just close your eyes and rest.”

“You know that you have something to do when you go scouting, right?”

“Of course I know. And I also know that I have to burn more after that.”

“Hmm… ”

“I also take breaks periodically. Make sure you rest too. Kang Si-woo should take a break too?”

“He… No.”

“There will be no disagreement. It’s fun, you bastard.”

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me, the documents, and the supplies in turn with a dissatisfied expression.

How long had it been like that?

The guy just sighed and threw away the pen and papers and grumbled.

“Okay, I understand. You may need to rest for the final battle.”

“Right? Yeah, I told you to get some rest too. You know you don’t have private conversations with me, right?”

“… okay. Thanks to you, I now know that my appearance is not true.”

“Huh? Why are you like this?”

“This bastard told me to rest… ”

He looked at me for a moment, then sighed and closed his eyes.

Then he massaged his eyes with both hands and opened his mouth.

“You and I are disguising our marital relationship on campus, right?”

“Of course I know.”

“And you know that you and I are supposed to be newlyweds, right?”

“So?”

“But what will everyone think if the newlyweds are too busy with work to meet each other?”

“Isn’t that possible?”

Honestly, the situation is the situation, right?

No matter how stable Busan is, the zombie apocalypse does not change.

Survivors continue to gather. Zombies keep appearing.

Even two bodies are not enough to somehow use up the scarce supplies.

Of course, there is no way that a couple could come together in this situation.

However, Noh Chang-hoon seemed to accept this as something that could not happen.

I didn’t say anything and kept silent.

You can tell by looking at their dissatisfied facial expressions.

And if you have a complaint, just say it out loud?

Do you think I know when you make a sullen expression like that?

I really didn’t like that, so the moment I was about to open my mouth, Noh Chang-hoon spoke first.

“Anyway, we never had time to meet?”

“That’s… No. You and I slept in the faculty dormitory.”

“If you had put a patch on your waist the next day, I wouldn’t have said anything.”

“Pas on the waist? I don’t have any use for my back? Ah…”

“Ugh.”

When I found out why the patch was attached to my waist, it was difficult to control my expression.

Even more so because I started having strange imaginations again.

I hurriedly shook my head and scratched my head, but that damned fantasy didn’t go away easily.

In the end, all I could do was put down my headset and lower my head.

It was obvious that Noh Chang-hoon had an intuition of what he was imagining when he saw that day.

He grinned as if it was fun and started teasing me with his chin resting.

“They say that a well-behaved cat goes up to the stove first.”

“What do you mean? Do you want to talk nonsense!?”

“I feel like I want to hear what that imagination is, but that’s enough.”

“… Why?”

“It’s a natural phenomenon. So did I.”

“City, it’s noisy! And what do you mean you did too!? I can kill you!”

I intentionally hit the floor with the tip of the baton twice.

And I opened the window to cool off some of the heat, but it was impossible.

“… Fuck.”

For the first time in a long time, I swore and covered my face with both hands.

Every time I tried to forget, the dirty fantasy I had a while ago came to mind.

You also imagine doing something like that with me and Noh Chang-hoon.

No, whatever. If you think about it rationally, it was a natural thing.

Yes, this is one of human instincts.

Considering that I have never used this body to relieve my instincts, it would be even more natural.

And above all, it is a future that we must encounter someday.

Honestly, I have no intention of going back to my original body.

My original body and original self were quite ugly people.

Of course, I really liked the way I had changed now.

Even if I were given a thousand gold, I wouldn’t change it.

But if I go back to reality like this, I’m a 26-year-old spinster, right?

It was before, whatever. Even if my relatives got tired of me and gave up.

If I were the way I am now, my parents would tell me to get married right away.

Especially since I don’t have a decent job in the first place.

Above all, I don’t know if it was in the past.

Marriage was essential for me now as I want to relieve my parents’ worries to some extent.

Don’t you think you should get married quickly and stop ruining your parents’ backs?

But now, in reality, there is no other person I can marry than Noh Chang-hoon.

So if you think about it again, this is normal… No, it’s done.

No matter what I added, I knew better that rationalization was impossible.

“Phew… ”

So, after taking a long, deep breath, I hit my head hard with the baton.

If you are suffering because of distracting thoughts, just compensate for it with greater pain.

So, while I was doing self-harm instead of self-harm for a while, I forgot what I was thinking about a little while ago.

“What on earth were you imagining?”

Noh Chang-hoon’s words brought back that imagination again and I couldn’t bear it.

In the end, I just gave up thinking about it.

On the contrary, it may be that I try to forget it and end up remembering it more.

So I just sighed and said something to change the subject.

“You don’t have to know.”

“Sure. That’s not what’s important anyway.”

“Yeah, right. That’s not what’s important. Isn’t it important to go up to Seoul soon?”

Fortunately, Noh Chang-hoon seemed to have taken my bait.

I couldn’t tell if it was bait or not, but whatever.

In any case, I was fortunate that we were able to have a serious conversation.

And finally, I could check the plan again.

It is about 300km to 400km from the campus to Suwon, Gyeonggi-do.

You can do it in two days by combining the bike path and the road.

After arriving in Suwon, I scouted for a week following the route taken by Noh Chang-hoon.

And the plan ends when you return to Busan within two days the same way you came.

Of course, this is the summary, but the actual plan is much more detailed than this.

Noh Chang-hoon even said he would make a separate booklet, so he said everything he wanted to say.

Did you find it worthwhile to come up with a plan after meeting for several days?

So I was shrugging for a while… Noh Chang-hoon said something strange again.

“When we return safely from scouting, let’s spend some more time alone.”

“… Time just for two? What does it mean?”

“Let’s just talk more. Not something public.”

“Aha, I’m… again. ”

“I don’t know what strange thoughts you’re thinking, but don’t worry.”

“… Why?”

“No matter what you think, you will be able to do it later.”

At that point I couldn’t take it anymore.

I remembered that dirty fantasy again, but I was convinced that that bastard did it on purpose.

Just by looking at it, it was clear that he was trying to make fun of me?

And I don’t know if the current situation is normal.

I have to go on a business trip to Seoul in a few days.

Are you making someone who needs to stay as calm as possible think strange thoughts?

Yeah, that wouldn’t work.

I don’t think I’ve disciplined him for a while.

So, to take this opportunity to enforce discipline, I rushed at him with my bare hands.

I felt like I had to either die today or he would die.